The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-29
A STRANGE LIFE ENDED,
The Deliberate Suicide OF an Old Resi-
dent Of Orange.
Fro0t tie Ne1r YORK Times

A strange life ended yesterday in the sui
eide Of Emanuel luke, at Orange, Y. j. On
Sunday night Zuke asked Frank FisSe, q
fellow journeyman halter, to call at his
rooms by noon yesterday, as he wished to
make him some presents. When Fiske called
he found Zuke's dead body on the floor
There was pistol i'll his hand and bullet
hole in his right temple In one corner Of
the room stool a vallse with the things to be
given to Fiske. On the bed luke had laid
out a suit OF black and a shirt fresh from the
laundry, with a collar and black tie for his
burial outfit. The dead man had folded an
old piece of carpet under his shoulders and
head. and as a further preventive against
soiling the carpet he made pillow OF cloths
for his head and neck. Then he placed the
pistol where he was certain it would kill,
laid his left arm across his breast and fired
In one of his trunks was found a little cloth
ing and $40 but no papers to show his his
tory, his condition i'll life, or the motive for
/ the deed.
A motive was not wholly lacking. how
ever. For a year or more luke had COM
planned at times of i'll health. There was
little change in his appearance, and ne kept
working at the hatters' trade, at which be
had always made good living, but he felt
that his life hung by thread. Ia the little
discourse that he had with his fellow work
men he gave them TO understand that Il
physician had pronounced his case hopeless.
Something was the matter with his heart
he said. During last month he surprised
people whom he knew with gifts of tlinkets
and other souvenirs. lie had a passion for
| handsome Scarfs and other apparel OF q
| quality above that Of the class with whom
he worked. With all Of these things he
parted. To those who questioned him
| about the gifts he replied that he. would
have no further use for them ew
Zul<e occupied the upper floor of house
| on Ward street, cooking his own meals. TIE
rooms We're prett;ly furnished by him, but
ne nearly stripped them of ornaments, which
| he bestowed upon his acquaintance Tothe
son of his landlord he gave a gold watch
Two or three weeks ago he received from
Madeira q letter inquiring what should be
his brother, priest The letter said that
on the way from church the preceding Sun
| day the priest had fallen dead. A reply was
| sent directing the distribution of the money
| among a nephew and other relatives luke
| spoke of this incident in Orange and said he
| had sent his brother his savings because he
| didn't want them, hoping TO precede him to
the grave rather than follow him. He men
| toned his impending death so often that his
| landlord feared suicide and tried TO get him
out of the house. He permitted him to stay
! ON promise that nothing of the kind should
| occur.
Yesterday morning luke got his break
| fast, cleared up his rooms and went out
| doors looking as usual On returning at 9
| o'clock he met the landlords son going to
| work. The landlord had already gone and
no one was in the house when luke re-en-
| tered. From the appearance of the body at
noon it was judged that he must have shot
himself within few minutes after he re-
turned.
His death was the talk of Orange last
night. Although in humble station he had
been a conspicuous figure there for more
than thirty years. Men were seen last night
who remembered his advent thero-a tai.
handsome young Portuguese who held aloof
from his fellows, but was willing to turn his
hand to anything for livelihood He be-
came hat maker and soon a skillful one
As years went he continued as he had be-
gun, civil and obliging. but rather distant
in his bearings. He carried himself as if he
got no satisfaction from him In time
people grew accustomed to his ways,
and although he made no close
friendship he was generally liked. He
always dressed remarkably well, and
although not striving to appear above his
fellows, he was long ago dubbed "the dude. -
Occasionally he let out q little of his history.
All that is really known of him is that his
name was Emanuel Zoce de Franco Beazan.
1t is believed by those who knew him best
that he came of good family in Portugal,
and that he fed from his home in his youth
on account of quarrel which ended fatally
for a rival in a love affair. From the hat
ters' association $7j will be contributed
from the death fund, insuring, with the $40
found in his trunk a decent burial of the
BODY this afternoon.